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I have been asked this question in an interview and I thought to take advice from you guys.
Say I have a pre-compiled library which references to some function say "strtok".
There is no source code ...

Im working with embedded Linux for a router. There is a web GUI for the user to configure router options. When user fill a web form this is submitted to a web server function that is responsible of ...

I really need some guidance on this, first of all, I have intermediate knowledge in programming, specifically Java. I have an idea of creating a tool for cars just like the diagnostic testers that we ...

I'm writing some software for an embedded system. I am trying to think of clear names for my single pin output functions.
Normally, when I'm working with active-high outputs (ON = 1, OFF = 0), I am ...

I'm working on a medium embedded application in C using OO-like techniques. My "classes" are .h/.c modules using data structs and function pointers structs to emulate encapsulation, polymorphism, and ...

Where does binary go in a computer? When you turn the computer on it points to the bios and runs through it. I get that. Then it loads data off something ( disk, flash, etc. ). But where does it go? ...

I currently work as a .net developer and have coming up to 3 years experience in the industry as well as a degree in computer science specifically software engineering (I know that means nothing but ...

I am working on a project for school, where I have to analyze the performances of a few fixed-priority servers algorithms (polling server, deferrable server, priority exchange) using a simulator in ...

Assuming a platform with no kernel mode, such as Atmel AVR, is there any difference between a device driver and a library, given that everything is user mode anyway?
I ask because I'm thinking about ...

I have an embedded linux c application that runs with a simple CLI. I am now tasked with creating a GUI that accomplishes the same functionality as the command line program. I am not an accomplished ...

I thought it would be very useful if there is an embedded application development tool like Visual Studio for web development. I mean when we develop web applications we have a toolbox and we drag and ...

This video clip by NASA says that data from Curiosity relayed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) would be stored for a few hours, then transmitted to Earth (apparently taking about 14 minutes), ...

I would like to start getting more contracts in the mobile, smart-device, and console development space and, having little prior work experience in the field, I need to build a portfolio of example ...

The Mars Curiosity rover has landed successfully, and one of the promo videos "7 minutes of terror" brags about there being 500,000 lines of code. It's a complicated problem, no doubt. But that is a ...

My question involves setting up a Software Development process. If you came in to an existing project that had no formal methodology or process set up, and then were asked to set one up yourself, how ...

The .NET MicroFramework claims to work on 64K RAM and has list of compatible targets vendors. At the same time, same vendors who ship hardware and create Board Support Packages (vendors like Adeneo) ...

I see that there's a lot of questions related to OO Programming here. I'm actually trying to find a specific resource related to embedded OO approaches for an 8 bit MCU.
Several years back (maybe 6) ...

I am developing a Java application. While using the application, data would be generated that needs to be stored on disk. I am looking for an embedded database appropriate for a average use-case of ...

I have an embedded device running a slimmed down version of a HTTP server. Currently, it can display static HTML pages. Here is an example of how it displays a static HTML page:
char *text="HTTP/1.0 ...

We have a series of hardware and we have decided on a common API to be given to the customer for use. The customer will use this API in order to program the hardware.
The API includes functions for ...

I am going to try CGI scripting for implementing a web based Graphical User Interface on an embedded device. What advantages does LUA scripting have over shell scripting or C for implementing dynamic ...

We are working on getting a new application lifecycle management (ALM) system, including a bug tracker, a documentation system, project management, etc.
The concern is that we deal with quite complex ...

Short Question
Is there a typical way to name 'public' and 'private' members of an OO C project?
Background
I fully understand that public and private members do not really exist in the C language. ...

So i've been trying to learn some Embedded/Assembly programming for a bit here lately, as well as going far as trying to learn the lowest level (gates and such).
One thing puzzles me though....is how ...

I program in a style that everything it's expensive or I really do hate repeating anything, mostly because I develop for embedded systems. So I get very annoyed when I have to do something that causes ...

I am looking for some best practice strategies for unit testing code written for embedded system. By embedded system, I mean code such as device drivers, ISR handlers etc., stuff that are pretty close ...